Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson said in a statement:
"It's important for frontline health and social care workers
to have the vaccine.

A total of 228 deaths have been reported in Europe since April,
according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

France started immunizing health-care workers against swine flu
Tuesday. Germany will roll out its vaccine program next week and
Ireland in early November, while Spain is expected to start vaccinating
in mid-November.